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Building a Plugin in One Night

Learn how to create a WordPress plugin in one night with Jason Coleman. Discover plugin types, brainstorm ideas, and submit your plugin for review. Follow-up with resources provided.

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Building a Plugin in One Night

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  1. Building a Plugin in One Night Presented by Jason Coleman At WordCampPhilly, November 5th, 2011

  2. Jason Coleman • First WordPress version was 1.5 • Indy web developer since 2006 • 90% WordPress projects now • Paid Memberships Pro membership plugin for WP • Other Plugins: SS Downloads, SS Old URLs • WineLog.net, Network Sites, WineLog Plugin

  3. Assumptions You know… • How to use WordPress • What a “plugin” is • What a “finger-stash” is

  4. Types of Plugins We Can Build • Mashup with another serviceSimple Facebook Connect, WineLog, MapPress • ShortcutCustom Post Type UI, FAQ Manager,Enhanced Admin Bar • ShortcodeAmazon Widgets Shortcodes, Vipers Video Tags • WidgetsYet Another Related Posts Plugin • Fork an existing/orphaned pluginWooCommerce • Add-on for another pluginContact Form 7 Modules, PMPro-Network • AutomationRSS Importer • Ajaxify a taskBuddypress-Ajax-Chat, WP Ajax Edit Comments

  5. What We’re Shooting For Something… • Useful to the WordPress community • Straight forward to code in 1 night • Immediately useful (can build on later) • Minimal Viable Product • Impressive! Best Plugin Ever!!

  6. Let’s Brainstorm • There are no bad suggestions • Start general, then we’ll focus • I will cut you off. Sorry. • Useful for a lot of people? • Impressive?

  7. Some Ideas (If Needed) • Adsense Tracker • GroupTwitter • Tabbed Search Results • Footer Slideout Teaser • Javascript Insert Template • NYTimes w/PMPro • Ajaxify Index • Footnotr • Google News • Subpage Lists This is your brain

  8. Let’s Brainstorm Some More • Now we’re focusing • Best ideas • Minimum Viable Product • Business models? • I will veto ideas. Sorry. • Bonus: Useful, Impressive!

  9. Voting Time! 1 2 3

  10. Getting Started • Watch me setup directories! • Follow on GitHub! • Watch me copy and paste code! • Submitting the plugin tomorrow!

  11. Follow Up • Twitter: @jason_coleman • Email: jason@strangerstudios.com • Paid Memberships Pro: www.paidmembershipspro.com • Stranger Studios: www.strangerstudios.com • WineLog: www.winelog.net • Blog: therealjasoncoleman.com

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